Are you interested in learning more about the resources and services available in your community? The Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) Supportive Community Outreach Programs and Engagement team is hosting their next Community Resource Event at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center. Local organizations and services funded through the VSHSL will be there to connect you … Continue reading Community Resource Event District 4: Connect with VSHSL providers in your community
Each year, the Department of Community & Human Services (DCHS) serves hundreds of thousands of people—delivering housing support, behavioral health care, child care, services for veterans and people with disabilities, and more. This work doesn’t happen in on its own, it's powered by the contracted providers that bring these programs to life. Over the past five years, DCHS has intentionally expanded contracting opportunities across … Continue reading DCHS Launches Provider Trainings, Taking Action to Reinforce Financial Stewardship
As part of the voter-approved Crisis Care Centers initiative, we are excited to share that youth behavioral health urgent care is now available at our first Crisis Care Center, Connections Kirkland—whether or not you have insurance. The Crisis Care Centers initiative is making sure everyone including children and teens have access to free 24/7 behavioral health crisis services, including: Someone to call: 988 Crisis Line Someone … Continue reading New Youth Mental Health Urgent Care Now Open in Kirkland
Across King County, communities know what they need: housing that is affordable, culturally grounded, and designed to keep people rooted in place. What’s often missing is early-stage support to turn those ideas into viable projects. King County’s Equitable Development Initiative (EDI) is addressing that gap with a new, one-time Capacity Building Grants Request for Proposals (RFP). This opportunity is designed to help community-based organizations move … Continue reading You know what your community needs. King County’s Equitable Development Initiative has funding to help you build it.
By Dr. Susan McLaughlin, Acting Director of DCHS Dr. Susan McLaughlin, DCHS Acting Director In 2020, the department’s priority was clear: Get resources to the community quickly and provide relief throughout the health emergency and into recovery. The Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) moved fast to deliver critical funding—from rental assistance to isolation and quarantine facilities—across the region when it mattered most. DCHS expanded partnerships with smaller, community-based organizations—trusted groups with deep roots … Continue reading DCHS Strengthens Oversight and Accountability with New Policies and Improvements
King County’s Five Priorities to Stop the Surge of Overdose Deaths were first announced in March 2024 as a coordinated cross-government response to slow the opioid overdose crisis. Over the past two years, we’ve seen a promising overall decline in overdoses in King County; fatal overdoses decreased 32% from 2023 to 2025. Nonetheless, fatal overdoses in 2025 remain elevated compared to before 2022. Working in partnership, the Department of Community and Human … Continue reading Update on King County’s Response to the Opioid Overdose Crisis
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